10ft10ft Shipping Containers
The side passage is narrow, the council setback leaves you nothing to play with, or all you need is somewhere lockable for a mower, a compressor and a rack of tools.
Used from$4,350
New from$6,400
High Cube
High Cube Shipping Containers
The same footprint as a standard container with an extra foot of headroom — 2.90m externally instead of 2.59m. It sounds minor written down and it is not minor at all once you are standing inside one.
Every enquiry answered within one business day.You hear back from a person, not an autoresponder. Enquiries that land on a weekend are answered the next business day.
In short
What you are getting
- 300mm more internal height than a standard container, same length and width
- Available in 20ft and 40ft, new single-trip and cargo-worthy used
- The size to buy if the container will be converted, lined, or fitted with a roller door
- Stacks and mates with other high cubes; do not mix heights in a stack
- Marked with black-and-yellow hatching on the top rail so it is obvious on site
The whole case for a high cube is what the extra 300mm lets you do. It gives room to line the walls and ceiling and still stand up straight. It gives head clearance for a roller door that a forklift can actually drive through. It gives you the depth for a mezzanine over one end. On a standard container every one of those jobs ends up compromised.
The trade-offs are real but small. A high cube is a fraction dearer than the standard equivalent, and it is 300mm taller on the truck — which matters under a carport, under a low branch, or through a gateway with a header beam. Measure the height of everything the truck has to pass under, not just the width.
One rule worth knowing before you buy two: never mix a high cube and a standard in the same stack. The corner castings line up but the loads do not sit where they should, and the result is not safe. If there is any chance of stacking later, buy both the same height now.
Grade matters more than anything else in a container quote. Cargo-worthy is the grade we check wind and watertight before it leaves the yard. As-is units are cheaper again and are not sold watertight — one may carry a patched repair, a soft spot in the floor, or a door seal that no longer seats properly, and we will tell you exactly what is wrong with a particular unit rather than let you find it out on delivery day. New single-trip containers are unmarked, sealed, and have made one loaded voyage. If the container has to keep rain off whatever goes inside it, buy cargo-worthy or better.
Get a price
Tell us the size, the grade and where it is going. Every enquiry answered within one business day.
Send an enquiry 0477 410 500Delivery is quoted with the container — it moves with distance and access, and one phone call gets you an exact number.
By size
Available in
10ft
20ft20ft Shipping Containers
You have about seven metres of straight, reasonably level ground to put it on and you would rather not find out in six months that you should have gone bigger.
Used from$2,200
New from$3,300
40ft40ft Shipping Containers
You have the room, the access is genuinely open, and you want the most storage per dollar available anywhere.
Used from$2,600
New from$5,500
Other configurations
If this is not the one
General PurposeGeneral Purpose Shipping Containers
The standard box, and the right answer about eight times in ten.
Side OpeningSide Opening Shipping Containers
A container with doors down the full length of one side as well as the end.
Dangerous Goods
Dangerous Goods Shipping Containers
Purpose-built storage for flammable liquids and other dangerous goods — bunded floor, vents top and bottom, shelving, and the compliance plate that lets a workplace inspector sign it off.
Common questions
About high cube containers
What is a high cube shipping container?
The same footprint as a standard container with an extra foot of headroom — 2.90m externally instead of 2.59m. It sounds minor written down and it is not minor at all once you are standing inside one.
What sizes do high cube containers come in?
Generally 20ft and 40ft, and in some configurations 10ft. Availability moves week to week, especially on used stock. Ring and ask what is actually standing on the ground rather than working off a list.
Is a high cube container watertight?
In cargo-worthy grade or better, yes — every cargo-worthy unit is checked wind and watertight before it leaves us. As-is units are cheaper again and are not sold watertight. Grade decides this, not configuration, and it is worth reading the grades page before you choose.
How much more does a high cube container cost?
It depends on the configuration and on what is available. Some cost only a little more than a standard general purpose unit; side opening and dangerous goods units cost substantially more because they are structurally different containers, not modified ones. Tell us what the container has to do and we will price the options side by side.
Get a price
Get a price on a high cube container
Tell us what it has to do and where it is going. Every enquiry answered within one business day.
Or skip the form and ring us — 0477 410 500, Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm, Sat 8am–12pm